Can Chicago police pull me over without probable cause? Attorney Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discusses everything you need to know about Illinois DUI criminal charges, including first-time DUI, second DUI, Illinois DUI laws, DUI defense strategies, CDL DUI charges, and more.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Can Chicago police pull me over without probable cause?
Joshua Boardman: What they need to pull over a driver on the road is reasonable suspicion. So, reasonable suspicion could be erratic driving. Reasonable suspicion could be other officer observations, but probable cause can be obtained once they are actually conducting the stop. To conduct the stop in the first place, they would need reasonable suspicion.
